1 What are the skills and knowledge that a good systems analyst requires? Basically, System analysis should
Understand clearly about all business process including process tasking of company or organization which going to analyst.
Skill of analysis the relationship of entity that are considering.
There are knowledge about software and hardware which currently use in market and in the future because system analyses have to consider about scalability.
There is knowledge of system development methodology.
There are skill of team working because system analyses have to work with many groups of people not only in the analysis team but also customer and supplier.
Planning skill project by using Grant chart from Microsoft project.
2 How has your answer to question 1 this week changed from your post in response to this same question when it was asked in Week 2? There are 3 differences from week 2 answer which are
Analysis skill of relationship between entities: It is necessary for system analyst to create ERD and table for database.
Knowledge of system development mythology: System analyst have to select the methodology which suitable to their system.
Team working skill: System analyst have to work with many people such as supplier, vender, and customer so all of them have to work as team to development the system.
3 How well did your actual study for the course this term match the study schedule outlined in the Gantt chart you prepared in week 3? Mostly exactly on time as schedule in Grant chart.
4 If you were in charge of this course next term, what changes would you make to improve the course? Why?
Time is the problem, 2 hrs in lecture class is not enough. It should be modified to 2.5-3 hrs. Because some chapters are need more time and more details for student to make clearly understand especially some people who not have IT background. Including case study is in last of chapter which should be taken the example from real company or organization because it is difficult to imagine the concept from concept in the text book only.
